Pocket attachment for holding pens or pencils



March 19, 1929. G, w; F usT 1,706,282

POCKET ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING PENS OR PENCILS 7 Filed Oct 15, 1,927

1 N VEN TOR,

ZMFZzuat atented Mar, 19, 1929.

GUY V]. FA'UST, OF AUBURN, PEHZQSYLVANIA.

POCKET ATTACHMENT FUR HOLDING FEES OE PENCIL? Application filed October 13, 1927.

This invention relates to holders for pens or pencils, and more specifically, to a pocket attachment for-holding pens or pencils.

ll here pencils are carried in a coat or vest pocket without a holder, there is danger ot the same oeing lost, and danger of the point being broken, also danger of the po nt piercing the pocket if carried with the point clownward. and danger of it piercing tl'ie hand or face the user or some other person ifthe point extends up from the pocket. Various forms of pencil holders are provided for engaging with the upper ed e of the pocket, and these are objectionable in regard to wearing the fabric where the clips or clamps oi suhh holders are attached and detached frequently. Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide an improved, simplifled and comparatively inexpensive pocket attachment which will securely hold any ordinary lead pencil having a wooden body, and

at the same time protect the point of the lead pencil and protect the user and others from dangers of an exposed pencil point.

Another object is to provide a device of this kind which provides for quickly attaching and detaching the pencil with respect to the holder.

Another object is to provide an improved pencil holder or pen holder with a semi-permanent securing means which includes an artistic or ornamental outer face in the form of a fraternity button or the like.

Other objects and important features are pointed out or implied in the following de-.

tails of description, in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a front view of a portion of a garment including a pocket in which my pen or pencil holder is attached, and in which a pencil is secured.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view showing my improved pen or pencil holder below a part of the pencil which is in posi tion to be inserted in the pencil holder by a downward movement, the two separable parts of the holder being detached from one another. I

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, a part of the holder being broken away to show the engagement of the securing screw with the garment and with the holder.

Figure-l: is an enlarged vertical sectional view along the line 4 l of Figure 2.

Referring to these drawings in detail, in

Serial No. 225,9?0.

which similar reference characters correspond to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which the garment 5 may be either a coat, vest, blouse, shirt or other outer garment, the pocket 6 being of any appropriate form and constructed of fabric or other puncturable material and in which the pencil 7 is shown to illustrate the use and application of the invention; tne said invention will now be described in detail as follows:

The pen or pencil holder consists of two separately formed parts 9 and 10, the part 9 being a tubular and preferably cylindrical body which is open. at its upper end, and either closed or open at its lower end. The upper end portion has a relatively large diameter, as indicated at 9, whereas the lower portion has a relatively small diameter, as indicated at 11. The upper end of the part 11 is provided with a small number of screw threads which are adapted to cut or depress the pencil at the part indicated at 13, where the cylindrical part and the conical part meet, and by this means, the pencil is securely held in the member 9, but easily removable there from by simply rotating the pencil so as to disengage it from the screw threads 12. Where the holder is intended for use with a pen or with a pencil other than a Wooden pencil, any appropriate form of spring clamp may be substituted for the threads 12, so as to frictionally engage with such pen or pencil.

For securing the holder in the pocket 6, an axially disposed screw threaded hole 141 is provided in the lower end of the member 9, and the member includes a needle pointed screw whose threads 15 engage with the threads of the hole 14:, the needle point 16 being provided to easily pierce the fabric of the pocket 6 and to separate the threads or strands of the fabric without breaking such threads or strands. The inner face 17 of the member 10 is preferably convex and smooth so it will not mar the fabric when rotated thereagainst, but will frictionally hold itself against turning accidentally while in use. may be provided with any appropriate and desirable insignia, initial, monogram or ornamentation, so it will add to rather than detract from the appearance of the garment to which it is attached.

In applying the device for use, the screw member 10 is first detached from the member 9, and the latter maybe placed in the pocket by means ofthe pen or pencil engaged there- The outer face 18 of the member 10.

with, the threaded hole 14 being outwardly disposed. The pocket 6 is then pierced by the needle point 16 which also enters the hole 14, and then, by turning the screw member 10 in the proper direction, the screw threads 15 will pass through the fabric of the pocket 6, engage with the threads of the hole 14, and finally cooperate with such threads for tightly clamping the fabric between the surface 17 and the margin of the hole 14, thereby curing the member 9 in the proper position to receive the pen or pencil when moved downward into the open upper end part 9 From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a very convenient, eilective, thoroughly practical and comparatively inexpensive device for holding pens or pencils in a pocket, and which can be readily attached, detached, and transterred or interchanged from pocket to pocket.

Although I have described this form of my invention in detail, I have no intention of limiting my patent protection to the exact threaded hole, and a screw member provided with a needle point which is adapted to puncture the material of a pocket and to enter said screw threaded hole and to have screw threaded engagement therewith for securely holding the said tubular body in the position for re ceiving an end of the pen or pencil, substantially as shown. r

In testimony whereoi: I alhx my signature- GUY "W. FAUST. 

